After an incredible seven-game NBA Finals series between the league’s two biggest stars that captured the attention and imagination of the nation and another wild free agency period that kept the NBA at the top of the sports news cycle for a month, it is becoming exceedingly clear that the NBA may be as popular [...]
July 22, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs, Ryan Bawek
According to ESPN Reporter Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns have announced that they will host a pair of regular season games in Mexico City in January. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/755469821924352000] This will be the second year in a row that the NBA is hosting a regular season game in Mexico City as the Sacramento Kings and the [...]
July 20, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
In a recent interview with Today’s Fastbreak, New York Knicks President and NBA championship ring collector Phil Jackson shared his thoughts on how to make the NBA game even better. Unsurprisingly, the zen master presented a few outside of the box ideas while complimenting himself and pointing out the fact that his championship teams in [...]
July 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
Adam Silver had a sort of “State of the League” address at the NBA Summer League and among the many topics that were discussed were the rising prevalence of “Super Teams.” The most recent example of course being Kevin Durant joining the 73-win Golden State Warriors this offseason. Silver did not hold back his opinion [...]
July 14, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Next summer was supposed to be a lot like this summer for the NBA. The cap would explode, and free agency would be crazy—crazy expensive. But, as of now, it won’t be as crazy expensive as 2016. The league’s salary cap jumped by nearly $25 million this summer, from around $70 million to just over [...]
Steph Curry’s wife, Ayesha, caused quite a stir during the Finals when she tweeted that the Finals were rigged because her husband’s team didn’t win. This came after game 6, which was a game where the Warriors never led and trailed by double-digits just about the entire game. The tweet came after Curry fouled out, [...]
July 7, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
Amidst all of the NBA Draft, offseason and trade chatter, a number of the NBA’s elite have stated their intentions about playing for Team USA in the summer Olympics in Rio. Here is a list of players who as of now appear to be in and out: In: Paul George Carmelo Anthony Kyle Lowry Kevin [...]
June 23, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Have we seen the last of Paul Pierce in the NBA? We'll know soon enough. Here's what Pierce told The Boston Globe‘s Gary Washburn: Paul Pierce told the Globe on Wednesday night before Game 3 of the NBA Finals that he hasn’t made a decision on whether he will return for a 19th season but [...]
As the NBA head coaching vacancies start to try up, former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt continues to watch from the sidelines, going through interviews, but leaving without job offers. NBA job offers, that is. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, David Blatt has a standing invite to circle back to his old stomping ground: [...]
After missing the latter half of the 2015-16 season, like he did in 2014-15, with another blood clot issue, Chris Bosh’s future in the NBA appears to be in jeopardy. From ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst: Between now and this fall, Chris Bosh and the Heat are going to have to reach a decision about what to [...]